I am a wheelchair user in Penang. I started this blog to help wheelchair users who like to know the places they can visit in Penang. It is also my wish to help to improve the accessibility for the disabled throughout Penang. Please feel free to use the material available in this blog . They are copyright free.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

In Penang, many
motorcyclists often take advantage of the ramps to enter places that are not
meant for them. They would enter hawker centers or pedestrian walkways by using
the ramps meant for the disabled. The problem is so rampant that often the
authority has to resort to placing chains across the ramps to stop these
thoughtless people. I believe we can overcome this problem by building a
wheelchair gate near the entry or exit point of a ramp.

A
wheelchair gate (see drawings above) is a simple structure that allows wheelchair
user to get through but not motorcycle. It is based on the principle that a
motorcycle is much longer than a wheelchair and thus requires a larger turning
radius.

You can use
any material to make wheelchair gate as long as the passage way is big enough
for a wheelchair and too small for a motorcycle to turn inside. I think you can
even arrange big flower pots following the layout plan below. The dimension
given here is based on the space needed for a wheelchair to pass through a
passage way.

You can
find a video of wheelchair gate HERE. The wheelchair gate is located at MPPP’s
“Turn Key” project at Patani Road, Penang.